Kenrick Dennis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kenrick Dennis

cricketer

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1966

Place of Birth: Clarendon Parish, Jamaica

Date of Death: 22-Jan-2003

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Jamaica

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Kenrick Dennis

  • Kenrick Alexander Dennis (7 November 1966 – 22 January 2003) was an international cricketer who represented the American national team at the 1997 ICC Trophy.
  • He was born in Jamaica, and prior to emigrating to the U.S.
  • had represented the Jamaican national team in West Indian domestic cricket. Dennis was born in Jamaica's Clarendon Parish.
  • A right-arm pace bowler, he made his first-class debut for Jamaica in March 1987, taking two wickets in a friendly match against Lancashire (an English county touring at the time).
  • The following year, in February 1988, he played a single match in the Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy (the regional limited-overs competition), taking 2/38 against the Leewrd Islands.
  • Dennis emigrated to the United States in the late 1980s, settling in South Florida.
  • After playing club cricket for several years, he was selected in the national squad for the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia, the qualification tournament for the 1999 World Cup.
  • At the tournament, Dennis played in six of his team's seven matches, taking four wickets.
  • His best performances came against Singapore (40 runs and 1/8 from seven overs) and the United Arab Emirates (2/37 from nine overs).Outside of playing cricket, Dennis worked as a banker, and was active in the West Indian community of South Florida.
  • In January 2003, he was driving on Interstate 75 when his car veered off the road and into a canal, resulting in his death.
  • He was believed to have suffered a seizure.

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